54AXIS 210/211 - Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
ActiveX - A control (or set of rules) used by a browser. ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required.
AMC - AXIS Media Control. The control required for viewing video images in Internet Explorer. Installs automatically on first use.
API - Application Programming Interface. The Axis API can be used for integrating Axis products into other applications.
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. Used to associate an IP address to a hardware MAC address. A request is broadcast on the local network to find out what the MAC address is for the IP address.
ARTPEC - Axis Real Time Picture Encoder - used for video image compression.
CCD - Charge Coupled Device. CCD is one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. When a picture is taken, the CCD is struck by light coming through the camera’s lens. Each of the thousands or millions of tiny pixels that make up the CCD convert this light into electrons.
CGI - Common Gateway Interface. A set of rules (or a program) that allows a Web Server to communicate with other programs.
Client/Server - Describes the network relationship between two computer programs in which one, the client, makes a service request from another - the server.
DNS - The Domain Name System (DNS) locates and translates Internet domain names into IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.
Ethernet - A widely used networking standard. ETRAX - Axis' own microprocessor.
Firewall - A virtual barrier between a LAN (Local Area Network) and other networks, e.g. the Internet.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol. Used for the simple transfer of files to and from an
HAD - Hole Accumulation Diode. A HAD CCD design allows for more light to reach the imager, which reduces video noise to improve
HTML - Hypertext
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The set of rules for
exchanging files (text, images, sound, video, and other files) on the World Wide Web.
Intranet - A private network limited to an organization or corporation. Usually closed to external traffic.
IP -
IP address - A unique number used by a network device, to allow it to be identified and found on the network. The
ISMA - Internet Streaming Media Alliance
JPEG - A standard image format, used widely for photographs. Also known as JPG.
LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that typically share common resources within a limited geographical area.
Linux - A popular operating system, which is “open source” and practically free of charge.
Lux - A standard unit for the measurement of light, where 1 Lux equals the light emitted from a single candle at a distance of one meter.
Mbit/s - Megabits per second. A unit for measuring speeds in networks. A LAN might run at 10 or 100 Mbit/s.
Multicast - A
NTSC - National Television Standards Committee. NTSC is the standard format used for televisions in most of North and Central America, and Japan.
NWAY - A network protocol that automatically negotiates the highest possible common transmission speed between two devices.
PAL - Phase Altering Line. PAL is the standard format used for televisions in most of the world (other than the US, Canada, and Japan).
Ping - A small utility used for sending data packets to network resources to check that they are working and that the network is intact.
Pre/post alarm image - The images from immediately before and after an alarm.
Protocol - A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate. Protocols are found at many levels of communication, and there are hardware protocols and software protocols.
Router - A device that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded on its way to its final destination. A router is often included as part of a network